Manufacturers wanting to protect their trade secrets, especially those related to the production of custom products made for specific customers, should consider some general practices that can increase the likelihood of keeping valuable information out of the hands of competitors.
Archives for December 28, 2022
How Companies Can Best Benefit from Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
Two oft-asked questions by companies seeking to enhance their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and performance are: (1) Should we create employee resource groups (ERGs)? and (2) How do we make ERGs most effective?
Governor Hochul Vetoes Two New York Employment Bills
On December 23, 2022, Gov. Hochul vetoed Bill A9368/S8369B. The bill was modeled after the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, enacted in 2016 in New York City, and would have created a state wide law with the same name, Freelance Isn’t Free Act. The bill would have created New York Labor Law 191-d, imposing requirements relating to payments and contracts with freelance individuals working as independent contractors.
American Piping Inspection to Pay $250,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
Agency Resolves Suit Alleging Black Employee Was Harassed and Fired Because of His Race and in Retaliation for Reporting the Harassment
How Two Friends Beat Amazon and Built a Union: An Update
A conversation with the warehouse workers who created an e-commerce giant’s first union against all odds.
Can an employer require workers to speak English only at work? Ask HR
Question: I work at a customer service center. One of our customers witnessed me speaking Arabic to another associate and complained to management. We were told to only speak English while on duty. Can my employer require us to speak English at work? – Eryn
Laid Off Tech Workers Quickly Find New Jobs
Openings across the economy are down from highs but far exceed the number of unemployed Americans
Can the labor movement capitalize on its big wins from 2022?
Successful organizing at places like Amazon and Starbucks made headlines, but it’s still unclear how these efforts will play out overall.
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2022 for the California Workplace Law Blog
As the year wraps up, we review some of the highlights of the California Workplace Law Blog with the top 10 most popular blog posts of 2022:
Reminders Regarding Remote Employees in California High Times Ahead for Employers in California U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of AB 5 Proposition
Red Roof Inns, Inc. Will Pay $43,188 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Employee Told Not to Waste Time Applying for Promotional Opportunity Because of His Visual Impairment, Federal Agency Charged
Woman sues Apple after she allegedly faced discrimination and death threats
Apple Inc. is facing a suit from a former employee who alleges she faced discrimination and harassment while working with the tech giant, according to the complaint filed in San Mateo County Court last week.
The worst bosses of 2022 are exactly who you’d expect
In a year of labor wins, some very famous CEOs spent an incredible amount of time and money fighting their own workers.
Stay Flexible, Bosses Are Told, Even as ‘Great Resignation’ Wanes
The workplace balance of power might be shifting back to employers, says the professor who coined the phrase, but workers have ways of getting even
Most Popular Articles Show Employers More Focused On Workplace Culture
I’m coming up on a fourth anniversary as a Forbes contributor to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Is Incivility Common in Your Workplace?
Here is what you can do about it.